Measurements of turbulent energy dissipation rate with a CW Doppler lidar in the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1044-1061

  Banakh, Victor A ^a   Smalikho, Igor' N ^a   Köpp, Friedrich ^b   Werner, Christian ^b  

^a V E ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS   (Russian Federation)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER LIDAR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033430233     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1044:MOTEDR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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